Major Incident Manager Jobs

Major Incident Manager
UK

The median Major Incident Manager salary in the UK is £53,750 per year, according to job vacancies posted during the 6 months leading to 2 January 2025.

The table below provides salary benchmarking and summary statistics, comparing them to the same period in the previous two years.

6 months to
2 Jan 2025
Same period 2024 Same period 2023
Rank 743 721 1003
Rank change year-on-year -22 +282 +30
Permanent jobs requiring a Major Incident Manager 14 4 28
As % of all permanent jobs advertised in the UK 0.021% 0.007% 0.025%
As % of the Job Titles category 0.023% 0.008% 0.026%
Number of salaries quoted 8 2 28
10th Percentile £44,050 £68,250 £41,250
25th Percentile £47,500 £69,375 £47,500
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £53,750 £72,500 £52,500
Median % change year-on-year -25.86% +38.10% +16.67%
75th Percentile £77,500 £74,375 £53,750
90th Percentile - £74,750 £56,875
UK excluding London median annual salary £50,000 £70,000 £52,500
% change year-on-year -28.57% +33.33% +22.09%

All Permanent IT Job Vacancies
UK

For comparison with the information above, the following table provides summary statistics for all permanent IT job vacancies. Most job vacancies include a discernible job title that can be normalized. As such, the figures in the second row provide an indication of the number of permanent jobs in our overall sample.

Permanent vacancies in the UK with a recognized job title 61,238 52,183 106,425
% of permanent jobs with a recognized job title 93.17% 95.42% 95.77%
Number of salaries quoted 28,829 38,120 69,331
10th Percentile £34,112 £31,250 £33,000
25th Percentile £45,000 £42,500 £45,000
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £58,033 £59,750 £60,000
Median % change year-on-year -2.87% -0.42% +3.90%
75th Percentile £77,500 £77,500 £82,500
90th Percentile £95,000 £97,500 £100,000
UK excluding London median annual salary £53,000 £50,000 £52,500
% change year-on-year +6.00% -4.76% +5.00%

Major Incident Manager
Job Vacancy Trend

Job postings that featured Major Incident Manager in the job title as a proportion of all IT jobs advertised.

Job vacancy trend for Major Incident Manager in the UK

Major Incident Manager
Salary Trend

3-month moving average salary quoted in jobs citing Major Incident Manager.

Salary trend for Major Incident Manager in the UK

Major Incident Manager
Salary Histogram

Salary distribution for jobs citing Major Incident Manager over the 6 months to 2 January 2025.

Salary histogram for Major Incident Manager in the UK

Major Incident Manager
Top 8 Job Locations

The table below looks at the demand and provides a guide to the median salaries quoted in IT jobs citing Major Incident Manager within the UK over the 6 months to 2 January 2025. The 'Rank Change' column provides an indication of the change in demand within each location based on the same 6 month period last year.

Location Rank Change
on Same Period
Last Year
Matching
Permanent
IT Job Ads
Median Salary
Past 6 Months
Median Salary
% Change
on Same Period
Last Year
Live
Jobs
England -22 14 £53,750 -25.86% 3
UK excluding London -20 9 £50,000 -28.57% 2
North of England -20 6 £45,500 - 1
North West - 6 £45,500 -
London +5 5 £75,000 -
Work from Home +21 3 £50,000 -
Midlands - 3 £50,000 -
West Midlands - 3 £50,000 -

Major Incident Manager Skill Set
Top 30 Co-occurring Skills and Capabilities

For the 6 months to 2 January 2025, Major Incident Manager job roles required the following skills and capabilities in order of popularity. The figures indicate the absolute number co-occurrences and as a proportion of all permanent job ads featuring Major Incident Manager in the job title.

1 12 (85.71%) Incident Management
1 12 (85.71%) Major Incident Management
2 9 (64.29%) ServiceNow
2 9 (64.29%) ITIL
2 9 (64.29%) Service Management
3 8 (57.14%) Problem Management
4 6 (42.86%) Customer Service
5 5 (35.71%) Social Skills
5 5 (35.71%) Power Platform
5 5 (35.71%) Statistics
5 5 (35.71%) Power BI
5 5 (35.71%) Change Management
6 4 (28.57%) ITSM
6 4 (28.57%) ITIL Certification
6 4 (28.57%) Process Management
6 4 (28.57%) Law
6 4 (28.57%) Business Continuity
6 4 (28.57%) Fintech
6 4 (28.57%) Proactive Management
6 4 (28.57%) Root Cause Analysis
7 3 (21.43%) Inclusion and Diversity
7 3 (21.43%) Line Management
7 3 (21.43%) Finance
8 1 (7.14%) SIAM
8 1 (7.14%) Team-Oriented Environment
8 1 (7.14%) Customer Experience
8 1 (7.14%) Conflict Resolution
8 1 (7.14%) Cost Reduction
8 1 (7.14%) Management Information System
8 1 (7.14%) Risk Management

Major Incident Manager Skill Set
Co-occurring Skills and Capabilities by Category

The follow tables expand on the table above by listing co-occurrences grouped by category. The same employment type, locality and period is covered with up to 20 co-occurrences shown in each of the following categories:

Cloud Services
1 5 (35.71%) Power Platform
Database & Business Intelligence
1 5 (35.71%) Power BI
General
1 5 (35.71%) Social Skills
2 4 (28.57%) Law
3 3 (21.43%) Finance
3 3 (21.43%) Inclusion and Diversity
Miscellaneous
1 1 (7.14%) Management Information System
1 1 (7.14%) Self-Motivation
1 1 (7.14%) Team-Oriented Environment
Processes & Methodologies
1 12 (85.71%) Incident Management
1 12 (85.71%) Major Incident Management
2 9 (64.29%) ITIL
2 9 (64.29%) Service Management
3 8 (57.14%) Problem Management
4 6 (42.86%) Customer Service
5 5 (35.71%) Change Management
5 5 (35.71%) Statistics
6 4 (28.57%) Business Continuity
6 4 (28.57%) Fintech
6 4 (28.57%) ITSM
6 4 (28.57%) Proactive Management
6 4 (28.57%) Process Management
6 4 (28.57%) Root Cause Analysis
7 3 (21.43%) Line Management
8 1 (7.14%) Collaborative Working
8 1 (7.14%) Conflict Resolution
8 1 (7.14%) Continuous Improvement
8 1 (7.14%) Problem-Solving
8 1 (7.14%) Service Delivery
Qualifications
1 4 (28.57%) ITIL Certification
2 1 (7.14%) Degree
Vendors
1 9 (64.29%) ServiceNow